Tiffany

Sarter Tiffany, location unknown.

Tiffany Sport (Drina Welch Abel coll)Sport 1924 = 1pOB; 18.5hp Harley-Davidson. Due to very short wingspan and low power, it had some difficulties taking off. Entered in 1925 Dayton Lightplane Air Race without much success.

Todd-Alexander Racer [R12E]Cirrus Special aka Todd-Alexander Racer 1930 = 1pOlwM; 100hp Chevrolet D-333 (replaced by 110hp Cirrus for racing); v: 165. Flew in 1930 Cirrus Derby, but was forced out with motor trouble [R12E] (p: E B Todd). What the name Alexander implies in unclear, but it might be Alexander Aircraft Co in that there is reference to Todd modifying his ship for racing in Pueblo, which is not far from the Alexander factory, and there could have been assistance on that company's part or by Al Mooney, Alexander's designer, with whom Todd later founded Mooney Aircraft Co.

Transcendental 1-G (AIAA)1-G 1954 = 1pC rotorcraft; 160hp Lycoming GO-290-A; span (excluding rotors): 21'0" rotor: 17'0" length: 26'0" load: 300# v: 160/115/x; ff (as helo): 7/6/54. Fixed wing with two three-blade, counter-rotating props at the wingtips; max rotor speed: 633rpm. Lichten left the company in 1948, and Guerrieri sold to Cobey in 1952, who continued development and testing for Kellett Corp, with partial funding by USAF, through 1954. After more than 100 flights, 1-G crashed in testing 7/20/55, but the pilot escaped with minor injuries, ignoring published reports of his death.

Transcendental 2 [N546A] (NASA)2 1956 = 2pOhwM convertiplane, derived from 1-G; 250hp Lycoming O-435-23; span: 22'9" length: 22'1" rotor dia: 18'0" load: 670#. The first tilt-rotor aircraft to successfully explore the conversion mode of flight [N546A].Lichten had earlier worked for pioneer helicopter designers Dr Wynn Laurence LePage and Haviland Hull Platt, who initiated the study of a large tilt-rotor aircraft, an outgrowth of their XR-1 lateral twin-rotor helicopter. Transcendental built the small tilt-rotor research model 1-G, which crashed due to mechanical failure on 7/20/55, before accomplishing full conversion from helicopter to airplane mode. Prior to that, Lichten had moved to the Bell Helicopter Co seeking support of a major rotorcraft manufacturer in developing the tilt-rotor aircraft. He led the team that got Army and Air Force funding for the development of the XV-3. A Kellett Aircraft Co vibrations expert, William E Cobey, bought out Guerrieri and constructed the model 2, but continued funding could not be obtainedthe government was by then backing the Bell XV-3and the company ended operations in 1957. ( Marty Maisel)

Trautman

INFORMATION NEEDED

Herbert Trautman, no location.

Road Air 1979 = Flying automobile, a lifting-body concept powered by a Continental C-85 pusher, reportedly did get off the ground briefly to an estimated altitude of three feet, but it was unstable and never asked to fly again. Last heard to be in the Kermit Weeks collection.

T-104 -105 1932 = Identical to T-10 except for minor improvements; destroyed in crash on test flight. POP: 1. Work on 2p ChwM T-105 was begun in 1935, but never finished because of lack of financing and the plane was eventually dismantled.

Tremaine

1926: Pacific Aircraft Co (fdr: William D Tremaine), Brea CA.

Tremaine Humming Bird Dole Race entry (Skyways)Humming Bird aka Tremaine-Thaheld, Pacific J-30 1927 = 3pClwM; 225hp Wright J-5; span: 48'0" length: 29'0". Frederic Thaheld. POP: 3, all based on the German Junkers design, of which one was Dole Race entry Spirit of John Rodgers (p: George A Covell, Richard Waggener), registry unknown (and much sought-after by aviation historiansBerinati suspects it is [1239]). It had 645-gallon fuel tanks, and was originally designed for a non-stop Japan flight attempt. Lack of forward visibility was because its covered forward fuselage required installation of a periscope in the manner of Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis. Crashed and was destroyed in fog at Point Loma enroute to Oakland from San Diego. Another, also named Humming Bird, was a 1927 2pOlwM sport plane with 120hp Super Rh&ocircne (v: 130/105/35), the third with a Hisso as Pacific J-30; [X87N] c/n 34. Stretching this even further, the bird was applied to a 1924 flivver-type, also designed by Thaheld, built in Tremaine's garage.

WT-2 1928 = Unknown type; McClatchie-Panther engine. Registered to W D Tremaine as [X7771] c/n 33. This one is also noted registered as a "Junker" by Pacific Aircraft Co, but with a Wizard motor.

Triaca

INFORMATION NEEDED

Intl School of Aeronautics, no location.

1909 = OB. No data in Jane's except that "Messers. Luttgen & Beckert are connected with the design of this machine."

Triton

Trotter

Larry G Trotter, Auburn WA.

Trotter WSA-1 [N3417] (Friedrich Huggler)WSA-1 1987 = 1pOB; 16hp one-cyl 2-cycle shipboard utility engine. Specs unknown, it staked a claim of being the "World's Smallest Airplane," althought there is no knowledge or proof that it ever actually flew, despite its FAA registration. [N3417] c/n 001, donated to Pearson Air Museum (WA).On the first flight attempt, at about rotation speed the propeller threw a blade, which resulted in some extremely violent vibration that did some damage to the front cowling and motor mount and was bad enough to shake the hands off the altimeter. After I repaired it and replaced the metal prop with a wooden one, I never got around to trying again. ( Larry Trotter, letter 10/19/00)

Troy

A 1938 = 2pOB; LeBlond, 125hp Warner Scarab (3/1/39), Menasco C-4 (8/15/39). Nelson M Jones. Dual-control trainer. POP: 1 [NX/NC2619] c/n 102. Reg cancelled in 1948. The above data is the result of persistent research by J M Jarratt to firm up this mystery plane. Original found data (as Cape NMJ-1A Trainer appearing on 1940 records) included 130hp Aeromarine 2-A; span: 28'5" length: 22'8" v: 130/118/45, and mentioned that the final modification had canopied cockpits. The design, with 130hp Franklin, was advanced by Cluett Co, but not completed because of outbreak of WW2.

Tublow

Tucker

Tucker Aviation Co, Detroit MI.

Tucker XP-57 three-view drawing (USAF Museum)
XP-57 1940 - 1pClwM rg; 720hp Miller L-510; span: 28'0" length: 26'7" load: 1480# v (est): 308/265/x range (est): 960 ceiling (est): 26,000'. An AAF development contract was awarded to produce a prototype lightweight fighter, but financial difficulties befell the new company, and the contract lapsed in 1941 without any production. Much like Bell P-39 in concept, it had its motor in mid-fuselage and a 20mm cannon in the propshaft. It is included here only because of its historic position in the AAF's line of "P-jobs."

Tunison

Tunison Scout [X425]Scout Junior 1929 = 3pClwM; 300hp Wright-Hisso H-3; span: 36'0" length: 29'0" (?>31'0") load: 1391# v: 190/165/45 range: 600; ff: 12/21/28 (p: Jimmie Angel). M C Tunison, influenced by the French Antoinette Monobloc design. Wide-chord, sparless, molded-plywood wings with only four ribs on each side, bias ailerons; monocoque fuselage with a "vista dome" canopy; deep, faired gear with built-in landing lights. Won a $2,300 prize for design. POP: 1 [X247E], re-registered [X425], then refitted with 600hp Miller and re-re-registered as [X13795]. Plans by financial group, Pacific Air Industries, to produce three models of the plane with 150-480hp motor options never materialized. Seen later as Zion Tunison Scout. SEE ALSO Scout. Aug 1978 Wings has pictures of the Scout, one with [X247E] on the fin and one with [X425]. I have proof that [425] was c/n MC-1, and V J Berinati says that [X247E] was c/n MC-1 (with no reference), and that it was first. [X13795] is the Zion Tunison Scout c/n 1, according to the 1936 register: "Community of Zion, Elsinore CA; Zion Tunison Scout; 3PCLM; #1 '34; Miller 600hp or 800hp." This is probably old faithful [425] rebuilt, but I can't give any watertight proof. But how about this? In 2/9/29, Air Transportation [425] is listed as a Junkers! "Scout Airplane Sales Co, Los Angeles CA. Long wing Junkers MC1 - Hispano-Suiza 3." Tunison Scout might have been a heavily rebuilt Junkers-Larsen JL-6. ( Lennart Johnsson)

Tuscar

Tuscar H-70 [NX20399]Tuscar H-71 [NX20399]Tuscar H-71 [NX20399] (Frank Rezich coll)H-70, -71 1937 = 2pClwM; 95hp Menasco B-4 pusher. Thomas Hoff, derivative of Stearman-Hammond Y. Tailless (except for wingtip rudders), flying-wing design with rudders mounted at the trailing edge and trailing-edge flap-type controllers. POP: 1 [NX20399], originally built by Management & Research under a DoC program contract for lightplane development, it did fly, although difficult to turn, but crashed in testing 1/27/38. Rebuilt by Tuscar as H-71 and flown at Floyd Bennett Field for about 60 hours before crashing to finality in Aug 1945.

20th Century

1929: 20th Century Aircraft Corp (pres; Fred Arnoldi), Ravena NY.

Sky King also noted as Sport 1930 = 2pOhwM; 100hp Kinner; span: 39'0" length: 24'0" load: 800# v: 125/x/35. Aviation described it as a "two-place tandem monoplane ... a fuselage reminding one of the Cairns ... monocoque construction and roughly triangular in cross-section, the vertex, however, being toward the ground ... priced at $4500". POP: 1 [318V]. Very strong indication that this is a repeat or an evolution of Blasovsky Sport, a previous design of Arnoldi.The company was set up by the Ravena Board of Trade in mid-Sep 1929 and Arnoldi, who left Curtiss Co, appointed to head it. Intention was to build three types to be known as "Sky Kings," as above. The first was shipped to NYC for display at the American Legion Aviation Show in Feb 1930, a second ship was partially completed and a third started. Then a brief article in a local newspaper on 1/2/31 reported that the factory closed and moved to Amsterdam. ( John M Jarratt 1/2/02)

Twin Commander SEE Gulfstream

Twining

H la V Twining, Los Angeles CA.

INFORMATION NEEDED

Ornithopter 1910 = No data except for having "two lifting screws." Twining was then-president of Aero Club of California. Classified by Jane's as a helicopter, despite its model name.